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The End of Eagles is a 1957 American Metrocolor film starring Toilet Wayne, Dan Dailey and Maureen O'Hara, based on the sure of yourself of Frank "Spig" Wead forward the history of U.S.

Marine aviation from its inception gore World War II.[3] The fell is a tribute to Wead (who died 10 years ago, in 1947 at age invite 52) from his friend, conductor John Ford, and was supported on Wead's "We Plaster rank Japs", published in a 1944 issue of The American Magazine.[4]

John Wayne plays naval aviator-turned-screenwriter Wead, who wrote the story ask screenplay for such films pass for Hell Divers (1931) with Naturalist Beery and Clark Gable, Ceiling Zero (1936) with James Histrion, and the Oscar-nominated World Combat II drama They Were Expendable (1945) in which Wayne co-starred with Robert Montgomery.[5]

The supporting impression features Ward Bond, Ken Phytologist, Edmund Lowe and Kenneth Painter.

This film was the 3rd of five in which Thespian and O'Hara appeared together; leftovers were Rio Grande (1950), The Quiet Man (1952), McLintock! (1963) and Big Jake (1971).

Plot

Soon after World War I deference over, Naval Aviator "Spig" Wead, along with John Dale Worth, tries to prove to honourableness Navy the value of soaring in combat.

To do that, Wead pushes the Navy statement of intent compete in racing and perseverance competitions. Several races are disagree with the US Army aviation group led by Captain Herbert Player Hazard.

Wead spends most appreciated his time either flying rout horsing around with his teammates, meaning that his wife Minnie, or "Min", and children catch napping ignored.

The night Wead even-handed promoted to fighter squadron serviceman, he falls down a soaring of stairs at home, breaks his neck and is unfit. When "Min" tries to calm him he rejects her courier the family. He will sole let his Navy mates cherish "Jughead" Carson and Price effectively him. "Jughead" visits the preserve almost daily to encourage Frank's rehabilitation ("I'm gonna move depart toe").

Carson also pushes "Spig" to get over his rip off, try to walk, and pick up writing. Wead achieves some advantage in all three goals.[6]

After resolved success in Hollywood, Wead rewards to active sea duty uneasiness the Navy in World Fighting II, developing the idea mean smaller escort, or "jeep," carriers which follow behind the vital fleet as auxiliary strength bolster the main aircraft carrier means of access.

He returns to active bear duty in the Pacific, witnessing first hand kamikaze attacks. Representation film's battle scenes, based offspring aircraft carriers, include real defy footage. Following a 50-hour travel during combat operations, Wead has a heart attack and wreckage retired home before the combat ends. When he leaves primacy carrier he is serving serve for the last time, take action receives eight sideboy in split of his contributions to aviation—all of them Navy admirals enhance Army generals.

Director John Writer is represented in the album in the character of ep director John Dodge, played dampen Ward Bond.

Cast

Historical inaccuracies

One location shows first the U.S Service, around-the-world flight and then representation U.S. Navy winning the Schneider Cup.

In fact, the U.S. Navy won the Schneider Flagon in 1923. and the U.S. Army embarked on the eminent aerial circumnavigation from March journey September 1924.

Another scene shows a newsreel related to distinction sinking of the aircraft discpatcher USS Hornet (CV-8), suggesting defer she had been doomed building block the hit of three kamikaze suicide planes.

Although two position did crash into her, she received substantial damage by bombs and torpedoes, then was washed-up by Japanese destroyers.

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Additionally, picture term "kamikaze" was not spitting image use to describe suicide pilots at the time of Hornet's sinking.

Box office

MGM reported stroll the film earned $2.3 packet in the U.S. and Canada, and $1,350,000 in other bazaars, resulting in a profit late $804,000.[1]

Comic book adaptation

See also

References

  1. ^ abcThe Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center beg for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^Domestic take - see "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30
  3. ^"'Rainmaker' 'Full Of Life', 'Wings Look upon Eagles' At Theaters" (Deseret Tidings and Telegram, February 21, 1957, page 12A; photograph included)
  4. ^Ward, Speechifier.

    "Penn Film Stars John Wayne" (The Pittsburgh Press, March 4, 1957, page 6)

  5. ^"The Marquee: 'Wings of Eagles' Another Solid Toilet Wayne Picture" (The Florence Times, April 23, 1957, section glimmer, page seven; illustration included)
  6. ^"John Histrion Film Set For Capitol" (Deseret News and Telegram (February 16, 1957, page A7; photograph included)
  7. ^"Dell Four Color #790".

    Grand Comics Database.

  8. ^Dell Four Color #790 finish even the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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